home entertainment
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Foxtel HD Pricing Unveiled: $10 Per Month For iQ2 and $15/Month For All Four HD Channels
UPDATE 2: We just had a phone call from a Foxtel spokesperson who said that the pricing below has been sent out to people who registered their details on the Foxtel HD site. When asked if the pricing would be the same for regular peeps, we were told “You could presume so”. We also asked…
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Seven ‘Boning’ TiVo Before It Even Gets A Launch
Could it be true? The SMH is reporting today that Channel Seven is considering ditching TiVo before it’s even launched to instead get behind a “Freeview” PVR with all the other networks. The joint venture is an attempt by the free-to-air networks to take the fight to Foxtel. The Freeview PVR will be based on…
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Panasonic Releases BD30 Blu-ray Player In Australia, Confuses Consumers
Good news for Australian Blu-ray fans (which has to be pretty much anybody keen on Hi-Def, these days). Panasonic has announced the Australian release of their BD30 Blu-ray player. It will hit shelves in the middle of March for $899 and as we already know, features BD Profile 1.1, which enables PIP and additional extra…
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What Blu-ray Needs To Do Next
It’s been about a week now since Toshiba did the honourable thing and fell on its sword in the next-gen format war. But despite all the celebrating and defections, that doesn’t mean that Blu-ray has this thing wrapped up. There’s still the threat of digital downloads, competition from DVDs and the fact that there is…